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US07826709B2 Metadata editing apparatus, metadata reproduction apparatus, metadata delivery apparatus, metadata search apparatus, metadata re-generation condition setting apparatus, metadata delivery method and hint information description method
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元数据编辑装置,元数据再现装置,元数据传送装置,元数据搜索装置,元数据再生条件设定装置,元数据传递方法,提示信息描述方法
- Patent Title: Metadata editing apparatus, metadata reproduction apparatus, metadata delivery apparatus, metadata search apparatus, metadata re-generation condition setting apparatus, metadata delivery method and hint information description method
- Patent Title (中): 元数据编辑装置,元数据再现装置,元数据传送装置,元数据搜索装置,元数据再生条件设定装置,元数据传递方法,提示信息描述方法
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Application No.: US10510548Application Date: 2003-03-20
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Publication No.: US07826709B2Publication Date: 2010-11-02
- Inventor: Yoshimi Moriya , Hirofumi Nishikawa , Shunichi Sekiguchi , Kohtaro Asai , Yoshihisa Yamada , Kenji Otoi , Shinichi Kuroda , Fuminobu Ogawa
- Applicant: Yoshimi Moriya , Hirofumi Nishikawa , Shunichi Sekiguchi , Kohtaro Asai , Yoshihisa Yamada , Kenji Otoi , Shinichi Kuroda , Fuminobu Ogawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JP2002-110259 20020412; JP2002-178169 20020619
- International Application: PCT/JP03/03450 WO 20030320
- International Announcement: WO03/088665 WO 20031023
- Main IPC: H04N5/93
- IPC: H04N5/93 ; G06F13/00 ; G06F17/00 ; G06K9/60

Abstract:
Multimedia content containing moving pictures and audio is divided into multiple scenes and metadata is generated for each of the scenes obtained as a result of the division. It is possible to generate metadata containing scene structure information metadata that describes the hierarchical structure of the content in addition to scene section information and titles. Also, a name or an identifier of each descriptor contained in the metadata is described as hint information for manipulation of metadata composed of at least one descriptor describing semantic content, a structure, and characteristics of content.
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